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V T Is J uK HAVE TWO LIN- n'FYTE MACHINES ' THE PAPER WITH THE LARGEST CIR- , CULATION MOST NEWS. $2.00 PER I t Mil I .Mil 1JM nijlj ! ,Txinc OF PENT- fj jXG. CALL No. 11. t VOL. XXIX. No.- THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY". N. C. TUESDAY, Jan. 11, 1921 $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE ft WARDING WANTS NAVAL PROGRAM TO CONTINUE Until Dinding Disarmament Agreement Between Na tions isReached Marion, Ohio, Jan 8. A naval pol- to keep the United States one of the strongest sea powers in the world ntii a binding disarmament agree ment can be reached was discussed at a conference today between President flert Harding and Representative But (cr, of Pennsylvania, chairman of the iiotre naval committee. Afterwards it indicated that, although a final vision must await developments, the present attitude of Senator Har ming pointed to a continuation during his administration of the fleet con struction program now in progress. Coupled with this program, however, would be a material curtailment in the number of civilian employes of the navy department and various economics in the land stations under levy jurisdiction. F Mr. Harding long ha favored an iffficient navv as the first line of American defense and he is under stood to feel that a big navy policy might be -continued practically if teps are taken to curtail the strength of the army along the lines be approved yesterday in conference with Chairman Kahn, of the house military committee. He also favors strongly the reserve system for both anar and navy, and is understood to aw indicated to Chairman" Butler j '.hat an adequate naval reserve should lc considered one of the requisites to rational defense. The whole question of the navy hir.ges. however, on what progress may be found possible in the move ment for a general reduction of arm umrxX throughout the world. Br But ler, who is inclined to place little SHORT NEWS STORIES Interesting Paragraphs Gathered : ; " From Everywhere Congress will be asked to appro priate 111,000,000 a year to establish a definite national forest program to cover the whole United: States. TOs safeguard the nation's bread supply up to next midsummer it will be necessary for Germany to import 1,600,000 tons of wheat, rye, corn and barley. S Major General Mclntyre, chief of the bureau of insular affairs, in his annual report, urges American capi tal to develop the oil lands of the Phillipines; which Tie says are exten sive. The Northwest Square Deal, daily newspaper of the Non-partisan lea gue at Aberdeen, South Dakota, has gone into the hands of ' receivers. Many farmers invested; heavily in the publication. Declaring that if spoils the tran quir peace of the country, the Eng lish rural people are making moved to abolish the motor bus from 'the country road. These busses roar through quiet little villages, raising great clouds of dust, frightening ped estrians and exciting the wrath of motorists. Lady Ramsey, former Princess "Pat" of Connaught. is living in Paris in a three-room flat that does not even boast a bathroom. However, she outranks the British ambassador to France and there is much specu lation over the peculiar situation of social precedence. An expert restorer of ancient doc- 1 uments in Washington is able to split !a thin sheet of paper, separating the writing on the tvo side:;, insert a 'middle layer of paper and cover the .entire sheet with a thin siik g:;u:.e. :This enables the document to stand SOCIAL NEWS Twentieth Century v . Club Friday. " The first meeting after the Christ mas holidays of, the 20th Century club will convene Friday afternoon with Mrs. L. M. Hull at her home on South Washington street. Cecelia Music Miss Putnam Y. W. A. Hostess This Afternoon. Miss Ray Putnam will be hostess to the members of the Y. W. A. of the First Baptist church this after noon at 4 o'clock. All the members are urged to be present. Gub Meeting. Mrs. George Hoyle will be hontess to the members of the Cecelia Music club on Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. She will hold the meeting at the home of her sister, Mrs. John R McClurd on W. Graham street as her own home is undergoing improvements. Jr. Department of Children of Confederacy The Junior department of the Children of the Confederacy will celebrate Lee-Jackson birthday Fri day afternoon at the home of Miss Katherine Dover on South Washing ton street at 4 o'clock. As this is the time for the yearly payment of dues all the children are urged to be present. MODIFICATION OF TAX ON INCOMES IS URGED Retail Dry Good Association Would Increase Amount of Exemption MORE FAVORABLE ; MRS ELLA SISK PA? ; AWAY FRIDAY ; ..,RNi:;J BUSINESS OUTLOOK L"i RESERVE BOARD HEAD LS OPTIMISTIC Was Lovable Woman. Readjustment of taxes to relieve the workers in the matter of income! - taxes and equalize the burden on Recovery in Stock Market To business. wa asked of the house wayi bacco Growers Refuse to Sell'SYMav tK ,. J and means committee b ytbff tax commission of the National Retail Drygoods association. Association representatives filed with the com mittee a detailed plan for revision of the federal tax laws which, they es As the news of the death of Mrq, Ella Hoke Sisk, widow of the late A W. Sink, spread over the city early r host of friends here, who haver , t (known and loved her from early York, Jan 8. There were -MMhnnd k,i j .1 more favorable signs in the business LrJef Rt the ,08H of B0 nobie a fricm, ako. hi J &L i r a 1 11 ... wvnu mis ween, ucspiie widespread and neighbor Cotton Goes up Little. New timated, would provide the' required u,,m.f ""t, wage reductions and j Mn. SUk hall a guffor' r revenue for a $4,000,000,000 annual !culta',m,'nt of orclers- Indications are for nearly a year and for th pait budget. " i."01 'acKing that better conditions are The plan proposes that a diatinc- j ?0JTins; Just when they will come is tion be made between income from 1 tho question. manual or mental effort and income from business investment. In this connection, the association':! program The keynot of the optimists was sounded by W. P. G. Harding, gov. emor of the Federal reserve board, would fix the exemption from income who (icdam, fc h b ,. h d taxes at $2,500 f6r single persons . . , . ... an-sisnnft rr v,nH. nf familVtfB in. ! of th? Pre8ent depression will soon be ftcad of the $1,000 and $2,000 exemp. "ItU in tlr r ynro-i 1 fivnor-tc tv-v An .' ' '. . , . ! considerable handling. . , ,. 1 The supreme n.it; '.it Ab ITIV, ait Lll niiuiiiiabivu available on the probable consequen ces of disarmament. This inorma- 'ion he will turn over to Mr. Hard- Miss Elizabeth Dudley Gives New Year Party. On New Years eve Miss Elizabeth Dudley was hostess to about 35 young people at a unique and delightful Leap year party at the home of her iprrents. Mr and Mrs. J. G. Dudley on I North Washington street. tions that now prevail. A graduated scale on income taxes also would be established under the pl?n, income from salaries, wages and commirsions being taxed at the lowest rate, income derived from bu siness at a higher rate and all other income, including profits from sales -is capital assets, to a still greater degree. The. committee was informed in a statement accompanying the brief that the association's proposal had been concurred in through a referen dum among its 2,000 members. The committee, Chairman Fordney said, would take up the suggestions of the association when it resumes in sight; Congress is expected to alleviate the tax situation which business men say is one of the chief troubles. It is significant that the most of the plants which are closing down name a definite date at which they will re open. Further wage cuts were an nounced by manufacturing plants in Pennsylvania, New York, North Car olina, Illinois and Michigan. If the emergency tariff bill, now under consideration by congress, is enacted into law, it will benefit the American farmer, as it aims to put up a tariff wall against the imports of grain. was a three months had been confined to her bed of pain and her death came quietly in the freshness of the early morning at 9 o'clock January 7th. Had she lived until the 24th,,bf'next March she would, have been 60 years of age. It i a remarkable fact that she died in the same house inhich she was born, being a member of tht well known Hoke family of this coun ty, a daughter of the late Squire and Mrs. Fannie Hoke. The deceased was a lovely Chris tian character a devouted member of the Methodist church, and a devoted wife and mother. Encircled by an at mosphere of affection in early child hood, she grew up beloved "by all who knew her sweet and self-nac-. rif icing character. And after her marriage this sweet spirit of hers germinated an atmosphere of love and service in the home life of her children, v;ho rose up to call , her blessed. The crown . of a womaa's glory is her home and MrH. Sisk was beyond everything else a mother, ana a norno lover, ror many years A number of original games :tp- court has ruleil iu.t nronriate to the occasion were r-l.'iv- !an insurance policy on the life of a ed and a very merry evening was; .suicide 13 payable, proviced ai! li.e snent At the close of which the hoa- inp. 'I am determined to know", said '.he committee chairman in a state ment tonight, "what the other na- ons 01 me world desire wi tne wav 1 ail atrirtri ri L id iiiiiil uiiii.iiii. iil and especially thr.t ef the sea." conditions of tl.e policy are corrplied with. I r I BOX SUPPER AT ELIZABETH i PROVED A GREAT SITCESS tess assisted by her mother, Mrs. Dudley and. sister, Miss Blanche, served an elaborate salad course and 1 1 accessories. STACK PREDICTS COTTON WILL BRING TWENTY CENTS .Special to The Star. j On th.' 23rd 0,' Decemin-r, at 7 1 o'clock we had a Christmas program Thorp IVnu u nntnMn wnirnra in consideration of revenue legislation , the kp which will not be until after revision , , . r toriff u.n rnmnlPt.,f lTnere wa8 E001 movement 1 in the bond market. In the exchange ;lhe m(I(3jy of her BWeet voice detr SOFT DRINKS BACK TO .mantel, sterling moveu up to .J.bb, as a birav w-8 hcar(1 b the choir of THEIR PRE-WAR PRICES the highest price since last summer. ;her rvlUrch, and doubt'.jss was instra- 1 j A serious situation has developed mcn.i n winning many soults to the S Ashevillo, Jan. 8 "Dope.s" em- in the tobacco market. Sales in Ken-'Christ nhe sened and loved. j bracing all members of the liquid jtucky were discontinued when buyers! Mrg gjsk j3 ,urviTed by one sia- family of 'colas" have been reduced . uneu oniy irom iu 10 ju per iuu ,ter Mrs. Sam Marks of Montana, and from 8 cents to 6 cents, resuming pounds for tobacco, which is only one llv children! 'Mri Marjorie Ivvy of thei4 ante-bellum status quo after! third the price offered a year ago. ! Columbus,-C,a .j Mrs. Inn Forney r.:. many months of war and post-war ' Many Kentucky markets were closed. ! yj Augusta Sisk of thi jie, inflation, according to an announce-' The same condition:! prevail in other 'Messrs' Hoke Sisk of Jiubcnviile, ment made by Asheville drug stores J southern tobacco marketc, the grow- pa .. anj jy gigk assistant cashier iaffiliaUHl with the Buncombe County, ers claiming inai me prices onereii i Pharmaceutical society. !B!( under the co of production. I First indications of The change An unfavorable view of the railway I and a box supper. He had songs, vt-'city: ! citations and dialogues, the children! Mr. and Mrs. Leon Eugene Ligon ; ti. r 11 . 1. tt fliH woll fnr thp li ntrfh nt' tin-p tl'iv ronnoct tlm hnnnp rf vnnr nri";pncp i mi- Dt-.r Movcmem, ne ays, nas 1 - : ... though to be the ficure Soent Ita For .nrf R,t!val f ! had to get their parts up. i at the marriage of their daughter w"s tnugR- 10 inc ''5ure Trade is Imminent. j After the program we had the box; Julia Virginia to Mr. Andrew Willis . supper. Mr. I. B. Allen and Mr. J. li. iMcMurry, Jr., on Friday evening Jan- McMurry-Ligon Wedding Invitatir.ns. TKrt fnlliui-r- hanrit--imoiv pnffrav. j u u ; ... a ,-1 yesterday when one purchasetl ed invitations have been issued in the . .. . .usual morninq; glory ana receivei check. The pasteboard slip had been : turned up-side down, revealing what nine. After bemoaning nnother raise in prices despite the habit formed dur- icame in a Patton avenue drug store ' situation is given in a report by H. the 1 I armelee, director of the bureau d a ot railway economics, wno says that the earnings of the American lines in 1910 were $365,000,000 less than in 1919. The money situation was virtually unchanged. m 11 en Mcnroe Journal. ! Allen bid the boxes off. We ha Cotton will brirg 20 cents a pound fun while selling them, withm the next few months in the Next we had a beauty content, vot rFinton of Mr.' J. E. Rtaek 'fUn- of !ing for the prettiest girl and the ug- ihe Monroe cotton huvfro In n Kratp-ilicst bov The bovs wrre Ben Huberts ment to the Journal, he said: (and Tom Borders. The girls wore Mi soap the uglie. t boy, and a box of talcum powder for the prettiest girl. Ben Robert.; won the soap and .1 . j IU..wile ;Iic powder. We made about $7.C0 from the boxes n- from the contest we made $35.75. The boxes were opened ai d every one had a jolly time eating the sup per. Wilma Poston, 7th grade. HOOL c 'In my opinion cotton has reached Lizzie Lee Randall and Miss Vertie the bottom, and better prices are to j Champion. The pii?e? "ere a bar "e expected. While u is foolish to anticipate forty-cent cotton it is very probable that the staple will reach the twenty-cent mark in a very few months. "The New York cotton exchange is largely responsible for the present low price of cotton. For speculative Purposes the traders on the e?cchanfre have 'beared' the market for the the PMtfour months, taking full advan- i APPEAL TO FRIENDS OF tanee of the poor trade conditions '. TOILING SPiilN.T SC Jd 'tight' money. They have held 'II sway. The few who had courage to buck tha .nii.i 41.. 1 ; qu have iJer. -"To all rant has now spent its force. A re--r f trade ia imminent and as r 2 .conditions improve, monr .vill Lnion county farmers should 11 , dlouraged. We have faced simi ''u Piods of depression before, and nave comi nnf ,u-:rl 1. ; i , VMV ..ibii vuiurD. been promptly snowed This year more foodstuffs were rais- j 11 man ever before, and with the labor-savine farm implements, toch were purchased last year, and li VnUaRe and hard work our P- f in g001 'hapc by the end the year, and will again be ready enter the automobile business." To the Friends of Polling Springs High School: . Our light plant is expen.ive aim unsatisfactory. The Winner Hosiery mill will be in position to furnish el ectricity, February 1st if we can have the buildings wired. The stu dents and a few friends have depos ited in the bank $500. The faculty v "! give $62.00. The bids for wiring :.-.tify us in saying that it will take approximately three hundred dollars more to pay for wiring and fixtures. Friend, how much will you give to this needed improvement? Write to da yand tell Prof. O. P. Hamrick. The opening of the spring term is very encouraging.., The dormitories are full of promising young men and women. ETTA, L, CURTIS. : i. . 1 1 1 : k. !,;... uary 21st at half after eight oclock ; w -Central Methodist church, Shelby ' el The chr, pm.,led nd ave bnck North Carolina. - ccnis ana tnf 'n"eaiD' jpiamen. &ave ior xne extra penny with which to help pay tor the late UNUSUAL DEBT PAID cf tho First National Bank, all the children being present at the funeral which was conducted from Central Methodist church Sunday afternoon by Revs. W. E. Poovey and R. M. Hoyle. Her remains were laid to rest in Sunset cemetery beneath a wealth o" beautiful floral designs. The pall bearers were: Messrs. J. D. Lineberger, C. C. Blanton, S. E. Hoey, Will Hoey and Drs. R. M. Gid- ney and i;uttin usoorne. This event will be ot paramoun interest in the social circles of the city owing to the prominence of this young couple. The marriage will be a very brilliant church affair, with a number of attendants. Man Relieves Conscience By Paying An Honest Debt- victory, "dopes" are back to normal, though in slightly smaller (and more ; sanitary) glasses. i MAX GARDNER CANDIDATE POST O OF THE T. P. A. HOLDS BIG BANQUET FOR CONGRESSMAN AT LARGE f.ieut. Governor INCOLN WOULD GET 80 MILES OF HARD SURFACE Rutherford Sun. , , .T""-" Mr. and MrsfW. C. Nanney of Lincoln Cntr News. near Gilkcy were agreeably surpri,-1 M''.T- Cansler' f1 'n i.;e propoeu uui w coiuo up " ' f. ter with $135.00 in it from who tigned his name Smith fro:n iu r - ' f u 1 :..i... k-j man' . . . , , , . , ior a state system 01 narasanaceu Solendid Supoer Given at Central Hotel Friday Speeches Enjoyed. Ealeieh. Jan. 8 jO. Max Gardner ?r.:A toda mei ,niiM nnt ho n rn-" id.ltp that he Tennessee. It is supposed that he i wanted to get relief of conscience for I highways, wrote to Mr. Sipe of the '"association, asking him what Lincoln nuld expect to receive under the pro posed bill should it pass that is what Ka of ota1 irtnf a urn a a V O r miA man f r r) v-t va iim lie nai a v nuuriu inon in the cvt nt tnatlt, B Al . . , . iwouul Lincoln c ounty s portion aa ue MttleU U.,, u.e ' rst;niated. in answer Mr. Sipe -says Mr. Nanney n father-in-law, Mr.'that thp Rjlotraenl Lincoin as at I Mr. Martin Harris, 53 years ago in ' cnt ouUined would amount to 1 18C7 and sold it in Lincc-lnton for! 8bout 3Q mi,e3 & hardsurface $135. Mrs. Nanney says that she re. Ughvi&y to Crous or yond to the : members that her father spoke of , - :i. c,i ,AnA ROCKEFELLER GIVES ' ' , $100,000 TO BAPTISTS Rew" : Rockcfeller, Sr., made the SoutJ, anl An"uity board of the Present of $100,000. This is the C"? .lch Mr. Rockefeller has Overalls Price Reduced. New York, Jan " 8. hih soft snaps passing and business getting back to work on a pre-war basis, the profiteering on overalls is to be a thing of the past, it was revealed to night. . - Overall denim prices were' revised by one of the largest manufacturers ?en to tMtLj ..r'.?"'" "?a1who announced his price would be 17 rnr& .n i . racii. m neeiiy agea with tt 1 the donomination, along Vtheirjependcnt families. TRY A STAR WANT AD. top price in the open market a year ego. This will enable wholesalers of overalls to sell on a basis permitting retailing at $1.50 a $uit instead of gressman at larg the pre.-enl r t'.e incoming con- gress authorized two .iJ.!itional rep- The annual banquet of Post O. of ; resentatives fer North Carolina, the Travelers' Protective association j 3 Gardner said to the corres of America was held in the large and!pon(jent t under no circumstances hp.'inth'nl rfininc room of the Central I ...... u v.. ,...r,,;.i v, nnmm-i'nn nt - , WUU1U IIU V ' ' " " 1 ' -' ' . . . I ' 7 ' hotel 0 Friday evening, January 7, fontrreSRman at !arre for the state. osi"f "un,B.. "ei "7. another to the Gaston line 5 mUes, this being one of tne most Drmiant affairs of its kind ever held in Shel by. The members were accompanied by their wives, daughter and sweet hearts and a few out of town friends, there being about 80 guests present. This declaration from the lieutenant Peardt f " "n,i! fefmr 23rd connecting with Gastonia to Catawba governor s at rest the rumor thatSm'th stated m his .e..,r -,n tt he ,ine g milcs connertinfr with Newton governor he would be a candidate for congres- Istold two others at the same time sional honors and had raid for them in the peni- . ,. . . . tu lentiary. He made a special trip to The lieutenant governor takes the . . , . -0j;j! Asheville to learn if there was any position that he is not a candidate . ... , I m j;,i;u..i,. w, of Mr. Harris's fam-ly t-l Iving. road to Charlotte. - - This is a tentative plan of course a id derends on future developments. Of course whether the legislature The tables were beautifully decor- for anv office and he dislikes the idea,01 Mr "arns s T3m 1J H 1,vinK- takes action looking to hardsurfaced ated for the occasion in handsome cut jof "running" for a position for con-'!Ie tn0UKht Jc wa not f ,tf highways to all parts of the state de flowers, ivy and the soft glow of simpiy because he was de-",,"r"1. u" U,K "Ipends on whetner tne people m tne many candles, and in the midst of ;feated for the governorship by Cam- an acn,nR cnscienw 1S re- counties make their desires known ur these surroundings a delectable four-eron Morrison. !llef 10 any morta1' sufficient numbers to cause action by course dinner was served. - j . " " the legislature. It is a big proposition Col. J. T. Gardner, president ofjMR JQM LATTIMORE HAS j Post O, acted as toastmaster. j RESIGNED FROM GILMERSj Rev. Vi. A. Murray, cnapiam or MANY 'WORKERS ARE OUT OF EMPLOYMENT IN U. jnnd will of course be considered seri S. .ously, but action will depend en what the entire people think of the natter. Post O, opened the banquet with an, Mr. Tom Lattimore, popular man- appropriate prayer. agcr of Gilmers Shelby store has ye- 1 A . Following responded to toasts in-; signed and win sever nis connecwon dicated: Mr. William Lineberger, : as nead or mis Dig ne.oy mm. president of the Cleveland Bank and J00 s BUCCt"or " '"""T: "uj m T t. c,-, f t,. Lattimore is considered one of the Trust company "The. Signs ot the . , . . . . c,ik ha Trust company "The. Signs Times." CoL i. T. Gardner 'The Duty .of all Good Citizens in the Upbuilding of Shelby." Mr.-Hr-L. Hunt "Some Pleasant Reminiscences of a Traveler's Life". J. H. Quinn "A Golden Opportun ity fnr the, Tiavellicg Mnn," . Rev. W. A. Murray "Look to the Front; Not to the Rear." , Closed by benediction by the chap lain. ... best business men in Shelby and has proved a sucresful manager of this store which opened for, business in Shelby last .April. Mr. Lattimore is being sought after by the Gilmer corporation to remain with the cor poration at another point in a more lucrative capacity, but he has not made up hia own mind where he will umiet A total of'2.325.000 workers are out of employment in the country ac-1 Mr. and Mrs. Flack Shelby Visitors. cording to a survey of the industrial I situation by Cline C. Houston for the current issue of Labor, official organ of the Plumb Plan League. Mr. Hous ton asserts that his inquiry disclosed the greatest industrial slump since the money panic in 1907. The larger group of unemployed by industries given by the survey were: Building Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Flack of Chim ney Rock, proprietors of the Moun tain View Inn, one of the roost pop ular of our mountain resorts, are here on nvisit to her sister, Mrs. Ledford in South Shelby. Mr. Flack states that the summer of 1920 provj ed one of the largest and' best sea- ffo. 11a naa severui upeuuiua consideration and will no doubt make some public announcement aa soon as he is "relieved here as manager of the Shelby store. -' ' trades 300,000; automobiles 250,000; j80ns at his report they' have ever textiles 225,000; clothing 150,000; 1 known and guests had to be turned r.iilroad3200,000; steel and iron 150- away -iot-lAclt-of-agcommodationa 000; shipping 125,000; food products, 100,000; amusement 75,000; mining 60,000; ship building 50,000; rubber 50,000; shoes and leather 60, OOO; printing 60,000; casual labor Thv t fins nr?r1iT!i R number of metal,; rooms and will be ready for a 'large, crowd next summer.. J-.- HAVE YOim JOB PRINTING DONE AT STAR OFFICE r $4.50, it' was stated, TRY STAR WANT ADS., TRY A STAR WANT-AD. 60,000.